School: Forgney, Ballymahon (roll number 860)
- Location:
- Forgnaí, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Mrs B. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 333
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- (continued from previous page)Blessed Trinity. Do this three times.
2. A variation of this cure is to point the nine thorns to the stye every morning for nine mornings.
3. The person suffering from the stye moistens some ashes on the hearth with his spittle before he breaks his fast. He rubs the ashes round the stye three times in honour of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- It is unlucky to cut a tree at a crossroads, or to cut a lone tree or bush or to cut a bush in a fort. The fairies will take revenge.
If a person makes the "worm's knot" over a sick beast, the animal will get well.
It is unlucky to sweep out a floor at night.
If cabbage is sown on the day of a new moon, it will go to seed early.
Anyone hitting another with an elder stick will never grow. Stepping over(continues on next page)
